Posted on 02/24/2014 1:58:52 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Republican Rob Astorino will announce the first week in March that he will run for governor of New York.
The Westchester County executive is expected to make the announcement March 3 or 4 along with his agenda on "eight key issues," the New York Post is reporting.
The decision to enter the race came after receiving promises of at least $15 million in campaign contributions and more to come, if he can tighten the race between himself and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is expected to have $40 million in the bank for his re-election bid.
"There'll be a lot of independent expenditure money from across the country against Cuomo if Rob can make the race tight," a source close to Astorino told the Post.
The New York Republican won re-election for county executive in November in a county that is 2-1 Democratic.
Astorino's "eight key issues" are the struggling New York economy; the refusal of Cuomo to approve natural-gas drilling; Cuomo's statement that "right-to-life, pro-assault weapons, anti-gay" Republicans "have no place in New York;" the New York governor's anti-gun "Safe Act;" Cuomo's free education plan for state prison inmates; fear of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's class warfare language; Obamacare; and the tens of millions of dollars spent on a national TV campaign to promote New York as business-friendly state featuring Cuomo, which some say really just promote the New York Democrat.
"Let's put it this way, there are no shortages of issues to use against Gov. Cuomo," one Astorino source said.
New York billionaire Donald Trump told Newsmax in January that he is considering a run for governor, if the party can unite.
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Astorino, a Republican who opposes abortion, said the governor shoud be focusing his attention on other more pressing issues facing the state, including taxes and ethics reform instead of abortion.
“Abortion in this state is utilized by the Andrew Cuomos of the world to try to ratchet support on his side,” Astorino told reporters at the Capitol Wednesday.
“It’s a straw man,” Astorino continued. “Abortion’s been legal in this state for 44 years. In the country, because of Roe v. Wade for 41 years. Abortion, in any major way in New York, is not going anywhere but he is trying to use it to drive his supporters and maybe to raise money off it. But he knows what we should be talking about are the economics, education, ethics, putting people back to work, bringing down property taxes and to stop managing the decline, on a good day, and making
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Why waste your time? NY citizens are generationally
Democratic, proving stupidity is inherited.
I think Trump could do it. It’s still about money.
RE: I think Trump could do it. It’s still about money.
Trump is all talk, nothing more (see 2012). The man is a total waste of time.
What people don't understand, is that abortion is the broken window to an immoral and corrupt society. That means those precious taxes will rise, and forget about ethics in government.
Right away, Astorino accepts the pro-abortion argument premise, which means that NY conservatives will stay home and he'll lose in a landslide.
Sacrifical lamb
Let me just make one thing clear, Monkey.
New York City is about 1% of the land-mass of New York State but makes up about 60% of the population. So, when you want to insult New Yorkers, just know which ones you're aiming at.
I'm sick and tired of being lumped in with the craven masses of Manhattan Island [and their pretenders in the out-boroughs]. Good people live in New York and, no, we shouldn't all leave because we're outnumbered.
Astorino would win if New York upstate was separate from downstate. That said, if Astorino talks conservativism, he might win.
I realize there are many disenfranchised combatants behind enemy lines in NY. you folks will never see a majority and yet you keep fighting, takes guts
Thanks for that. When I challenge the statement that "New Yorkers" are all socialists [or whatever], it gives me cause to think about the times I generalize.
“I think Trump could do it. ..”
Trump is a tease and publicity seeker.
Trump gets free publicity this way.
When Cuomo wanted abortion expansion, including allowing NONphysicians to perform abortions, we fought him and won!
If we just gave up, we would have lost that one, too.
Of course, Cuomo, and company, will try again, that’s what liberals do. The left never gives up. Should we?
nope. Freedom fighters behind enemy lines are the bravest.
Just curious. What does your post have to do with my post?
if your a conservative in NYC or NY state, your fighting behind enemy (democrat) lines right??
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